Cavusoglu assures: Ankara and Paris can jointly support a lasting  peace in the South Caucasus

ArmInfo. Turkey and France will continue to maintain friendly and allied relations. This is stated in an article by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the  L'Opinion newspaper, published on the eve of the visit of the Turkish  Foreign Minister to Paris.  "Turkey and France are two friendly and  allied countries. And they will remain so. We must ensure that no  misunderstanding will disturb these friendly relations to which we  are sincerely attached," Cavusoglu wrote.

According to the head of the department, relations between Turkey and  France have gone through a period of tension, uncharacteristic for  the two allied countries. However, he is convinced that a look at the  regional problems that Ankara and Paris have recently opposed to each  other allows the parties "to see the growing number of coincidences  of opinions and common interests."

The Turkish Foreign Minister expressed confidence that Ankara and  Paris "can jointly support a lasting peace in the South Caucasus,  which will bring prosperity to Azerbaijan and Armenia." "The use and  distortion of history for political purposes has never resolved  differences and did not promote justice. Caucasus ", - reads the  article, which cites Anadolu.

"The use and distortion of history for political purposes has never  resolved discrepancies and has not led to justice. If it was possible  to prevent the transformation of the Turkish-French relations into  hostages of the unfounded claims of the Armenian "extremists", then  Turkey and France, by their joint efforts, could make a greater  contribution to the stability of the South Caucasus, "reads the  article, quoted by Anadolu.", The Foreign Minister also stressed that  in the fight against terrorism, France can firmly count on Turkey,  which is its second largest ally in the North Atlantic Alliance.

Referring to Ankara's relations with the European Union, the Foreign  Minister expressed the hope that France will again be able to become  a driving force for rapprochement between the European Union and  Turkey, contributing to processes that will benefit both the EU and  the bilateral relations between Ankara and Paris. "Regardless of the  EU accession process, to which it remains fully committed, Turkey is  a European country and will continue to contribute to the development  and respect of the European values that it shares with France," the  Turkish Foreign Minister said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay a visit to France  on June 6-7. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Cavusoglu  will visit Paris at the invitation of his French counterpart  Jean-Yves Le Drian. The parties will discuss relations between Turkey  and France, Turkey and the EU. An exchange of views will take place  on topical issues of the regional and international agenda.